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… in a call for the British Government to interdict American "G.M. products" (as the British call them). The French opposition, however, is more of a puzzle. The French generally tend to be trustful of science, scornful of environmental … the Latin American bananas exported by American companies, which are too curved or something). But above all, the French opposition to genetically modified foods seems to be driven by the new direction of French foreign policy, which sees … Agriculture, nor the Environmental Protection Agency have thoroughly examined genetic modification. They have left it to agribusiness to determine the safety of these products. But after the tobacco mess, aren't we skeptical of corporate …
… for the changes in the publics perceptions of agricultural programs. Beginning in the mid-sixties, large commercial agribusinesses and low-cost crop producers believed that the U.S. would be more competitive in international markets if …
… for the changes in the publics perceptions of agricultural programs. Beginning in the mid-sixties, large commercial agribusinesses and low-cost crop producers believed that the U.S. would be more competitive in international markets if …
… Her primary goal has been to change the idea that organic farming is "New Age-y," "old-fashioned" or standing in opposition to technology. O'Brien is no Luddite. "With modern technology, there are things becoming more available to us …
… The weather has been miserable. Prices for some commodities are at Depression-era levels. Imports are soaring, and giant agribusiness firms are squeezing out farmers for a bigger share of the food dollar. In this setting, farm auctions have … Small Farms Are Efficient Against this, we have to ask what's to gain by displacing family-based farming with corporate agribusiness firms. The answer is, very little. The supposed efficiency of corporate-scale operations has a large dose of … is just a "bunch of crapolla," Duffy says. The claims of efficiency, moreover, ignore the costs that sprawling agribusiness operations impose upon the rest of us. Partly these costs are social. When there are no neighbors to drive …
… The weather has been miserable. Prices for some commodities are at Depression-era levels. Imports are soaring, and giant agribusiness firms are squeezing out farmers for a bigger share of the food dollar. In this setting, farm auctions have … Small Farms Are Efficient Against this, we have to ask what's to gain by displacing family-based farming with corporate agribusiness firms. The answer is, very little. The supposed efficiency of corporate-scale operations has a large dose of … is just a "bunch of crapolla," Duffy says. The claims of efficiency, moreover, ignore the costs that sprawling agribusiness operations impose upon the rest of us. Partly these costs are social. When there are no neighbors to drive …
… The weather has been miserable. Prices for some commodities are at Depression-era levels. Imports are soaring, and giant agribusiness firms are squeezing out farmers for a bigger share of the food dollar. In this setting, farm auctions have … Small Farms Are Efficient Against this, we have to ask what's to gain by displacing family-based farming with corporate agribusiness firms. The answer is, very little. The supposed efficiency of corporate-scale operations has a large dose of … is just a "bunch of crapolla," Duffy says. The claims of efficiency, moreover, ignore the costs that sprawling agribusiness operations impose upon the rest of us. Partly these costs are social. When there are no neighbors to drive …
… The weather has been miserable. Prices for some commodities are at Depression-era levels. Imports are soaring, and giant agribusiness firms are squeezing out farmers for a bigger share of the food dollar. In this setting, farm auctions have … Small Farms Are Efficient Against this, we have to ask what's to gain by displacing family-based farming with corporate agribusiness firms. The answer is, very little. The supposed efficiency of corporate-scale operations has a large dose of … is just a "bunch of crapolla," Duffy says. The claims of efficiency, moreover, ignore the costs that sprawling agribusiness operations impose upon the rest of us. Partly these costs are social. When there are no neighbors to drive …
… in its delegation to promote its negotiating positions on food aid and cotton subsidies. These policies benefit US agribusiness multinationals including Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, but often hurt poor communities in developing … it is a form of agricultural dumping a practice that undermines farming livelihoods in developing countries.117 US agribusiness and shipping companies benefit from delivering food aid, and the US government has been lobbying hard to … spent on in-kind food aid goes on transport, storage and administrative costs. Just four US companies, including the agribusiness multinationals Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, sold over half of the $700 million in food aid provided …
… 2. to achieve that goal, this country must establish an alliance with millions of small and mid-peasants and not with agribusiness, whichs grow is based in unemployment and devastation. 3. Agrarian national policy must be guided by the principle of multifunctionality . Opposite to productivity this principle values farmers as social actors, not as labor force. Society must assure them, …
… 2. to achieve that goal, this country must establish an alliance with millions of small and mid-peasants and not with agribusiness, whichs grow is based in unemployment and devastation. 3. Agrarian national policy must be guided by the principle of multifunctionality . Opposite to productivity this principle values farmers as social actors, not as labor force. Society must assure them, …
… for the summit at an April 1996 meeting in Mexico.1 The means for achieving food security advo- cated by governments and agribusiness at the summit include dependency on developing country food imports and agricultural inputs.2 At the sum- … them. The FAO, the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, trans- national agribusiness firms, and a host of other powerful organizations are all launching initiatives for a Second Green … will not cut domestic support until and unless WTO members concede to U.S. demands for greater market access for its agribusiness, non-agricultural, and service industries exports.15 The Group of 33 developing countries is negotiating for …
… Davos. We, civil society activists engaged in a wide range of peoples movements and organisations in Europe express our opposition and resistance to the neoliberal trade and investment policies that the EU governments and European Commission … No to Corporate Europe Yes to Global Justice! Recently we met in Lisbon from 7-9 December 2007 to express our opposition to the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership and the so-called Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). These …
… Dec 20, 1999 New York Times | December 20, 1999 | By BARNABY J. FEDER Agribusiness leaders are as confident as ever that the need to feed a growing world population makes it both essential … all contributed to the uncertain outlook. But the biggest jolt to the visions of the multinational giants that dominate agribusiness have come from a surge in consumer fears about the safety of the novel crops. It has made no difference that … classified as damages for which corporate sponsors of biotechnology could be sued. The groundswell of public fears and opposition came too late to have much impact on what was planted this year, but farmers are watching the futures markets …
… standards and those in the U.S. which are based on 19th century sensibilities and law, make this policy area ripe for agribusiness attacks through trade rules. The EUs enhanced animal welfare stan- dards are already being blamed for … cloning legal in the U.S., the TTIP negotiations appear to be adding pressure on the European Commission to accede to agribusiness interests and modify its policies. In 2013, following the initi- ation of TTIP negotiations, the Commission … statements to the contrary, TTIP must be recognised for what it is: a multi-pronged strategy promoted by global agribusiness concerns on both sides of the Atlantic that will establish an ongoing mechanism for deregulation and meat …
… versions of the English Luddites, accused of continually blocking scientific and technological progress because of their opposition to GM food. Now, in an ironic twist, with far reaching implications for the future of agriculture and global …
… was between the US and the European Union, as each sought greater reach for its "own" transnational industries and agribusiness complexes while attempting to placate an aroused public opinion. Some of these differences will be …
… was between the US and the European Union, as each sought greater reach for its "own" transnational industries and agribusiness complexes while attempting to placate an aroused public opinion. Some of these differences will be …
… to cut back on production, shrinking the supply of food to drive up its price. But in reality, farmers do precisely the opposite, planting and harvesting more food to keep their total income from falling, a practice that of course depresses …
… to cut back on production, shrinking the supply of food to drive up its price. But in reality, farmers do precisely the opposite, planting and harvesting more food to keep their total income from falling, a practice that of course depresses …